Täsch railway station
Railway station in Täsch, Switzerland
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Täsch railway station is a metre gauge railway station serving the municipality of Täsch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It forms part of the Brig-Visp-Zermatt railway (BVZ), which connects the car-free mountaineering and ski resort of Zermatt with standard gauge lines at Visp (served by SBB-CFF-FFS) and Brig (served by SBB-CFF-FFS and BLS AG).
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A shuttle train at the station in 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Neue Kantonsstrasse Täsch Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°04′N 7°46′E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,438 m (4,718 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Brig–Zermatt line | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 5.61 km (3.49 mi) from Zermatt | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4
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| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Matterhorn Terminal Täsch | ||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 8501688 (TAES) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 July 1891 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1 October 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 810 per weekday[1] (MGB) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Since 1 January 2003, the BVZ has been owned and operated by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB), following a merger between the BVZ and the Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO).
Due to Zermatt's car free status, the MGB has a frequent special shuttle train service between Zermatt and Täsch, where people travelling to and from Zermatt by combustion-engined vehicles are required to park their vehicles. For most of most days, this service operates at 20-minute intervals. The MGB also operates regional services between Zermatt and Brig via Täsch at hourly intervals.[2]
Every day, several Glacier Express trains, pass through this station, but do not stop.
